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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 5, 13th edition., Chapter 5: (search)
rable to other arrangements; but if you cannot forget old grievances, and cordially take the assistance of all the king's friends, I must in a few hours put other things in agitation; Bute to G. Grenville, in Grenville Papers, II. 33-39. and Grenville, with a warm sense of obligation, accepted the high and important situation destined for him by the king's goodness and his lordship's friendship, G. Grenville to Bute, in Grenville Papers, II. 33-39. promising not to put any negative Ibiivy seal to Bedford's brother-in-law, Lord Gower. While the answer was waited for, it was announced chap. V.} 1763. April. to the foreign ministers that the king had confided the executive powers of government to a triumvirate, consisting of Grenville, as the head of the treasury and chancellor of the exchequer, and of Egremont and Halifax, the two secretaries of state. After making this arrangement, Bute resigned, having established, by act of parliament, a standing army in America, and be
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 5, 13th edition., Chapter 6: (search)
British constitution stood like adamant. Grenville, who was never personally agreeable to the kent in the Grenville Papers, i. 484. Yet Grenville was no venal adventurer, and in his love of Soon afterwards he had a hitter quarrel with Grenville, and from that hour spoke very ill of him. I show himself so peevishly bitter as towards Grenville, often coloring and distorting facts, and alil of some part of his great possessions; Grenville's Narrative, in the Grenville Papers. so GreGrenville saved always all his emoluments from public office, pleading that it was a disinterested act to be esteemed a sound Whig, I know that Mr. Grenville, as a sound whig, bore me no good will. He House of Commons of about thirty years, Grenville, in Cavendish. he said with pride that to th to esteem himself superior to them all. Yet Grenville wanted the elements of true statesmanship any. Pitt. While his report was waited for, Grenville, through Charles Jenkinson, C. Jenkinson
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 5, 13th edition., Chapter 8: (search)
ter a Minute for an American Stamp tax—ministry of Grenville and Bedford. May—September, 1763. The savage wby their editor, II. 373, and compare Jenkinson to Grenville, 2 July, 1764. Grenville would have esteemed himseGrenville would have esteemed himself unpardonable if he could have even thought of such a measure as the stamp act, without previously making eves Townshend, in the House of Commons, dispute with Grenville. I attribute to McCulloh no other influence in the, courting his superiors by serving their views. Grenville says of himself, that he made every possible inqui6. but against the positive and repeated advice Grenville's Diary, in Grenville Papers, II. 191. of his thre Second, who thanked me for advising him to it. Grenville's Diary, in Papers, 191. Hardwicke, in Harris, Grost earnest chap. VIII.} 1763 Aug. dissuasions of Grenville, desired ten days for reflection, on which GrenvilGrenville went into the country to await the decision. But on Wednesday, the third, Halifax, with Egremont at his sid